pole; climax; extreme; extremity
diabetes; diabetes mellitus
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
open air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to smirk; to grin broadly
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
within the next couple of days; in a day or two
to assort; to classify; to journalize (in accounting); to journalise
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
the relation of master to servant
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
eight-sided shape; octagon
for dear life; barely escaping alive
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
cattleya (type of orchid)
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
number of days (times) one has attended
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)